Erin Wade

Erin Wade is a farmer and restaurateur who has opened six restaurants and two farms. Her career in food began on a small farm in rural New Mexico, where she learned how to grow crops on ten parched acres and was inspired to open a restaurant that focused on hearty, creative salads. Before that, Wade graduated from Harvard College with a BA in English & American Literature and Language, interned at Harper's Bazaar , and studied fashion design in Milan. Wade has written for numerous publications...See more

Erin Wade is a farmer and restaurateur who has opened six restaurants and two farms. Her career in food began on a small farm in rural New Mexico, where she learned how to grow crops on ten parched acres and was inspired to open a restaurant that focused on hearty, creative salads. Before that, Wade graduated from Harvard College with a BA in English & American Literature and Language, interned at Harper's Bazaar , and studied fashion design in Milan. Wade has written for numerous publications about technology's disruption of food, been interviewed by Forbes , Eater , and Medium.com about her critique of delivery platforms and the future of restaurants; and testified to the FSC and DOJ about how monopolistic networks distort healthy restaurant markets. Wade lives on a farm with her fianc�, three dogs, a gaggle of chickens, and a pig named Gordo. See less